Acupuncture Treatment Report
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What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into specific points on the body. These lie on 'chi meriridans', lines of energy flowing through the body from specific organs. Acupuncture aims to disrupt blockages of chi energy that accumulate in these points to improve health.
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Reasons Taken
186 patients in the community are having or have had Acupuncture.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 39 | 23% |
| General health | 35 | 21% |
| Other | 21 | 12% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 14 | 8% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 13 | 7% |
| Pain | 10 | 6% |
| Slow my MS progress | 6 | 3% |
| disease-related symptoms | 5 | 3% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 4 | 2% |
| Fasciculations | 3 | 1% |
| Don't know | 2 | 1% |
| Back pain | 2 | 1% |
| Dizziness | 2 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 2 | 1% |
| Insomnia | 2 | 1% |
| Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | 1 | <1% |
| Neuropathy pain | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| bilateral shoulder, upper back pain upon movement and worsens with repetitive movement | 1 | <1% |
| Brain fog | 1 | <1% |